6 July 2023
The authenticity of the the content of the 2017 viral video which captured former Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje allegedly receiving bundles of dollar notes as a bribe from a contractor and stuffing them in his flowing dress papillary called “Agbada” had been confirmed
This is in accordance with a forensic analysis that declared that the said 2017 viral video was not doctored but real video.
Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhuyi Rimingado made this known on Wednesday, during “A One Day Public Dialogue on Anti-Corruption Crusade in Kano”,
He explained that in spite of pressured from all quarters to either prove the embattled governor’s innocence or guilt, proving Ganduje’s guilt or innocence had been impossible because the former governor had immunity though the commission has since commenced an investigation into the allegations in 2018.
It will recall that while Ganduje debunked the contents of the video after it surfaced, the Kano State House of Assembly had constituted a committee to investigate the allegations but the committee was yet to submit its findings, before a new assembly was inaugurated on July 4, 2023.
However, the former governor had recently requested a Kano State High Court to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from investigating him over the matter.
In a suit filed before the high court, the former Attorney General of the State prayed the court to restrain the EFCC from probing Ganduje until a suit between the former governor and the publisher of the Daily Nigerian, Jafaar Jafaar, was determined.
